The First Dance in Antarctica

Award-winning choreographer Corey Baker has created the first ever dance film in Antarctica, the world’s last great wilderness - and it features an ethereal and evocative soundtrack from London Grammar - Wild Eyes.

Compelled by climate justice and a boyhood fascination for Antarctica, Corey’s ambition is to use the drama and beauty of the film to highlight the predicament of Antarctica, and the world, if climate change is left unchecked. The piece has been a passion project of the Birmingham based, New Zealand-born, choreographer and has been two years in the planning.

Corey, dancer Madeleine, and photographer Jacob Bryant - the only artists to be granted access to Antarctica in 2018 - spent the first two weeks of February 2018 creating, performing and shooting Antartctica: The First Dance in remote locations on the ice.

Video of Antarctica: The First Dance | Trailer

Corey said:

“It’s an immense privilege and mind-blowing experience to create and film a dance on Antarctica which will I hope bring people a little bit closer to understanding this enigmatic place, showing it off in a way that has never been done before. It is a world first; we have made history with this project, which is incredible. I am passionate about three things: making dance for spaces that are NOT theatres; campaigning for climate justice; and Antarctica, which, as a New Zealander myself, has always been a magical and somewhat mystical place to me”.